The Board has determined that the Veteran's shrapnel scar under the jaw and scar of the left cheek are attributable to service, thus granting service connection for both conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran sustained injuries during service which resulted in scars, with competent lay testimony supporting these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- shrapnel scar under the jaw, scar of the left cheek
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2012
- Citation
- 1242321
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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